You Are a First-Year Student at a Major University

question 46

Multiple Choice

You are a first-year student at a major university. Which of the following describes a social context that could have a major positive impact on your academic success?

• A) After college, you plan on being a teacher. For this reason, you take your education very seriously.
• B) You went to a high school that did not offer many Advanced Placement courses.
• C) Your parents were not rich, but they were able to hire summer tutors for you when you were in high school.
• D) You are a perfectionist in all things. You always study very hard and have no intention of graduating with less than a perfect 4.0.

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Definitions:

Eliciting Emotion

Eliciting emotion refers to the process of inducing or provoking specific emotional responses in individuals through various stimuli or situations.

Thalamus

A vital brain structure that acts as a relay station, processing and transmitting sensory information to the cerebral cortex.

Amygdala

A brain structure involved in emotion regulation, particularly fear responses and memory of emotional events.

Cerebral Cortex

The external neural tissue layer of the brain's cerebrum, crucial for functions such as memory, attention, perception, awareness, thinking, language processing, and consciousness.